Core JavaScript 1.5 Reference:Global Objects:Number:valueOf

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Syntax 3 Parameters 4 Description 5 Examples 6 See Also

[edit] Summary

Returns the primitive value of a Number object.

Method of Number
Implemented in:	JavaScript 1.1
ECMA version:	ECMA-262

[edit] Syntax

var primitiveNumber = number.valueOf();

[edit] Parameters

None.

[edit] Description

The valueOf method of Number returns the primitive value of a Number object as a number data type.

This method is usually called internally by JavaScript and not explicitly in code.

[edit] Examples

var x = new Number();
print(x.valueOf());     // prints "0"

[edit] See Also

Object.toSource